How to Reset iPhone Without Apple ID

With the great proliferation of passwords and IDs in the internet, one can be forgiven for some-times forgetting crucial IDs and passwords. It's not a big deal if you forget a password or ID for some inactive account somewhere. But things can get pretty awful pretty fast if you forget the Apple ID or password. This is because Apple uses a common ID and password across all its devices, iPhone, iPad, etc. As such, if you get locked out of one of your accounts, you get locked out of all.

So for various reasons, you might be looking for a means to perform an Apple password reset, or maybe you want to reset Apple ID. Maybe you've lost both and you want to perform an Apple password reset and an Apple ID reset. Whatever you need, I can guarantee you that by the time you're done reading this article you'll be able to reset Apple ID and perform an Apple password reset without a problem.

Part 1: What is Apple ID?

In order to reset Apple ID, you first need to know what is Apple ID to begin with. So let me start by answering that question for the sake of those who may be new to the world of Apple. If you already know what it is, you can feel free to skip this part.

Apple ID is an all-in-one account which is used to log into all the different accounts provided by Apple, such as iTunes, iCloud, Apple Store, etc, across all the different Apple platforms, be it iPad, iPod, iPhone, or a Mac. The Apple ID is determined using the customer's email address from any email provider.

Part 2: How to change Apple ID password into a new one

Before I show you how to perform an Apple password reset without Apple ID, I'll just show you how to change Apple ID password in the regular way, if you know your Apple ID password and simply want to change it.

How to change Apple ID Password:

Sign in to your account page.
Go to the Security section and click on 'Change Password.'
First you'll be asked to enter your current Apple ID password, and then you'll have to enter your new password, and then confirm it.
Click on 'Change Password.'
Now you can simply use the new Apple ID password for all your purposes.

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Part 3: Forgot Apple ID password? How to perform an Apple password reset

If you don't remember the Apple ID password, you first need to reset the Apple ID password. This can be done in several different ways. Below you'll find listed the methods to perform an Apple password reset if you have your Apple ID and use security questions.

How to reset Apple ID Password using iOS device:

In your iOS device, go to settings and then enter “iCloud”.
Tap on the email address which is present on top of the iCloud screen.
You'll find an option for “Forgot Apple ID or Password?” Click on that.
Now you'll have to enter your Apple ID.
You'll be asked to answer a few security questions, after which you'll be able to reset Apple ID Password.
You'll have to enter you new password, and then confirm it.

How to reset Apple ID password from the Web:

Go to the Apple ID site.
Under the “Manage your Apple account” option, you'll find another option for “Forgot Apple ID or password?” Click on that.
Enter your Apple ID, and then answer the security questions.
You'll now be able to carry out the Apple password reset.

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Part 4: Forgot Apple ID? How to perform an Apple ID reset

In the previous method I showed you what you can do if you forget Apple ID password, but re-member the Apple ID. Now I'll show you what you can do if you've forgotten the Apple ID itself. How to perform an Apple ID reset by Email:

Go to the Apple ID site.
On your web browser go to the Find Apple ID page.
Now you can enter your first and last name, the ones associated with your Apple account.
Enter either your current Email address, if you remember which one it is. Or you can even use all Email addresses that you've ever used with your Apple account.
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  e to click on “recover by Email.” You can also choose to “answer security questions” if you remember them.
2. You'll receive a mail in your recovery Email and you'll receive your Apple ID! After you reset Apple ID and Apple ID password, I suggest that you set up a “two-step verification” or “two-factor authentication” process for your Apple account. They are far more reliable and even if you forget your Apple ID or password, you can still get through!
I know, they sound quite intimidating, but they're actually really quite straightforward. So if you want to find out more about them, you can read this simple guide on how to reset Apple ID and Password.
Part 5: How to reset iPhone without Apple ID when Find My iPhone is off

If you want to reset your iPhone without having to enter your Apple ID when your 'Find My iPh-one' feature is also turned off, you can do so by entering the Recovery mode. This mode allows you to completely reset your iOS device without having to enter the Apple ID.
1. First off, you should know that the Recovery mode would wipe away all your data and reset iPhone, so you should backup your iPhone.
2. Once you have entered Recovery Mode, iTunes will send you a pop-up message notifying you that you're in Recovery Mode.
3. On iTunes, go to the 'Summary' panel, and then click on 'Restore iPhone...'
4. When you receive the next pop-up message, simply click on 'Restore.'
5. Now follow through with the steps to reset iPhone without Apple ID.
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Part 6: How to selectively restore data from iTunes and iCloud backup files to iPhone

After you complete the previously mentioned steps to restore your Apple account, one of several things might happen. Everything might just turn out perfectly and you suffer no data loss or anything, in which case you don't need to read any more.

However, it might also happen that your entire iOS device might be reset to factory settings, or you might lose all your data. In this case, your first instinct would be to restore your iTunes or iCloud backup. However, doing this has several disadvantages. The backup file overrides your current iOS device, which means that you might recover your old lost data, but you might lose your new ones. You also can't choose what data you want to restore, so you'll get a lot of stuff that you want to get rid of as well.

Our suggestion is that you use an extractor instead, as it can help you view and selectively re-store data from iTunes and iCloud backup. There are a lot of iTunes backup extractors and iCloud backup extractors in the market, however my personal recommendation is that you use dr.fone - iPhone Data Recovery.